Tag: Sergei Skripal case

UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals

LONDON: British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they said tried to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with...

Russia’s foreign ministry says Skripal case allegations ‘groundless’

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday said allegations of Moscow’s involvement in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the English town...

UK woman dies after poisoning by Soviet-era nerve agent

LONDON: A British woman died on Sunday after she was poisoned by the same nerve agent that struck a former Russian spy in March...

Russia’s Lavrov says Skripals may have been poisoned by substance Russia...

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain could have...

Russia spied on Skripal and daughter for at least five years:...

LONDON: Russia’s intelligence agencies spied on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were attacked...

Former Russian spy’s daughter discharged from hospital

LONDON: Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei Skripal...

Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in the US: Sunday...

LONDON: Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the United States...

Russian envoy seeks meeting with Britain’s Johnson over poisoning

MOSCOW: The Russian embassy in London has sent a request for a meeting of its envoy with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson to discuss...

EU expresses support for Britain against Russia over Salisbury incident

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and...

OPCW experts visit Britain to investigate ‘Novichok’ nerve agent

LONDON: International chemical weapons experts were due to arrive in Britain Monday to collect samples of a nerve agent used to poison a former...

It’s ‘nonsense’ that Russia was behind Salisbury nerve agent attack, says...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday it was nonsense to think that Moscow would have poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and...

UK police now treating Russian businessman Glushkov’s death as murder

LONDON: British police said on Friday they had launched a murder investigation following the death this week of a Russian associate of late tycoon...

British allies pressure Russia over Sergei Skripal case

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump demanded an explanation from Moscow over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain as London's deadline for answers...

British deadline to Russia expires, escalation expected

LONDON: Britain braced for a showdown with Russia on Wednesday after a midnight deadline set by Prime Minister Theresa May expired without an explanation...

Britain gives 24-hour deadline to Russia over ex-spy poisoning case

LONDON: The British Prime Minister Theresa May has given Russia till Tuesday midnight to explain why was a Russian nerve agent used to poison...

Russian state TV accuses Britain of poisoning spy in special operation

MOSCOW: Russian state TV has accused Britain of poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal in southern England as part of a special operation designed...